S city is located in a prefecture-level city in the northern region of the mainland of Z country, where there is a scorching heat of the red sun in summer, and there is white snow in winter, which belongs to a typical temperate monsoon climate, and is praised as the spring of the north by the people living in the north. There are 6 districts and counties in S City, with a total population of about 3 million, and the urban area accounts for nearly one million.

30 years ago, there was a small village called Beiling on the side of the Canghe River in the northern suburbs of the city, there were not high hills near the village and there was also a river that was not turbulent, the Canghe River in the summer dusk was full of children catching fish in the village, the river came from time to time with cheerful noise and laughter, and under a green willow on the bank of the river sat quietly a boy who looked sixteen or seventeen years old, looking at the blood sun in the west in a trance, and his eyes revealed a confusion that should not have appeared at his age.

"Li Quan, come down and catch fish, don't you like to catch fish the most?"

"You guys play, I don't have the heart to play."

"What's wrong? You're usually the most active. ”

"I think I'm going to be a soldier."

"Then you don't go to college?"

"Well, my mother said that my father is sick and can't work, and I can only go to the army to have a way out."

"I've heard that being a soldier is hard"

"I'm not afraid, as long as my father's illness can get better, I'm not afraid of anything."

“...”

In the second year, the boy named Li Quan hastily enlisted in the army just after graduating from high school, and those who chose to be soldiers in that era were generally children with poor academic performance, and the family was worried that they would go astray in society so they chose to let their children become soldiers, or their parents were engaged in public institutions, and let their children serve as soldiers in order to be able to give their children the opportunity to work, and in peacetime, few children went to serve the motherland and went to the army, and Li Quan only chose to be a soldier for his parents at that time. He had not even had time to think about his future when he hurriedly boarded the train to the distant frontier, when he was eighteen years old and in the prime of his life, and this departure would surely become an important turning point in his fate.

In the barracks, Li Quan saw the military district building with strong walls and the boundary monument wall towering over the frontier, the veterans who defended the border of the northern country with iron physique, the officers who were neatly dressed and heroic, and the various firearms with loaded guns, all of which were full of his innocent heart.

A new fire gradually ignited in his heart, and soon... He threw away all the unhappiness in his heart, and devoted himself to training, perhaps it was providence, Li Quan seemed to be born a piece of military material, two years later at the age of 20, he won the title of national pacesetter, at the age of 22, he won the title of national special forces king, and then with his own physical fitness and righteous and awe-inspiring style of action, coupled with the strong recommendation of the leaders of the military region, he began his excellent promotion road, promoted to battalion level at the age of 25, promoted to regiment level at the age of 29, and promoted to brigade level at the age of 40, In the same year, he was transferred back to S City and appointed Chief of Staff, and at the age of 45, he was promoted to the rank of full division and appointed as the commander of the S City Military Region.

Li Quan was 45 years old when he served as the commander of the S City Military Region, that year was another starting point in his life, and that year was also a turning point in the sudden change of the world situation, and many major events happened in the whole world, on March 1, 2040, the cooperation between the two major powers in the world Z and M in the diplomatic, trade and military fields was announced to be completely terminated, and on June 1 of the same year, M country publicly announced the resumption of the super biological nuclear weapons program codenamed 'Divine Punishment', in order to deter the opposing countries, because this plan was banned by the United Nations before. Divine Punishment is also recognized by the world as the ultimate nuclear weapon that is the most anti-human, anti-civilization, and anti-moral. Country Z then announced the official launch of the Celestial Path, which aims to lead the development of green and recyclable technologies and put an end to the development of dark technologies based on destructive energy, and shared this new technology with its allies. Obviously, the sharing of science and technology advocated by country Z is in clear contrast with the deterrence of biological nuclear weapons in country M, and for other countries, it is like having two big men in front of you who want to make friends with you, and country M is like a heavily armed dangerous element who 'doesn't want to be beaten, just come and play with me, I will cover you'; while country Z is like a respectable mentor who 'don't want to fall behind, you have to keep your chest up and study hard, and I will teach you'.

A new infectious disease with a very high fatality rate broke out in S City, although the country carried out a comprehensive lockdown as soon as possible after the outbreak, but there were still nearly thousands of medical staff and tens of thousands of civilians who were killed, and then the virus continued to expand the spread radius until the whole country, and finally Z country and many countries used new technology to successfully develop a vaccine to completely control the spread of the virus.

During the spread of the virus, a businessman in S City also became famous, he was born and raised in S City, named Luo Xiangdong, at the first time of the outbreak of the virus, Luo Xiangdong was keenly aware of potential business opportunities, he took out almost all of his belongings and quickly invested billions in medical treatment, and then sold them to the whole country, so he made a lot of money, although he did not raise the price, but none of the items were donated impermanently, and therefore received many controversies, some people said that he was a cold-blooded businessman who only knew how to make money, Some people also said that he was a conscientious businessman and did not take the opportunity to raise the price, and Luo Xiangdong only left one sentence in response to other people's doubts: 'I just did what a businessman should do'.

Luo Xiangdong's parents divorced when he was a child, he grew up with his grandfather, his grandfather had no financial resources, and relied on a little money sent by his father every month to make ends meet, so when his peers were still carefully cared for by his parents, he had hastily entered the society, and deeply experienced the trauma left by poverty in his young mind and body, because he was poor and had no money to go to school, because he was poor, he was bullied by other children, because he was poor he had to go hungry many times, because he was poor, he even went to steal things and was beaten, When he was a teenager, Luo Xiangdong ran around during the day to do odd jobs, and used the money he earned to set up stalls in the night market at night, at the beginning of the period, he always saw others selling very hot, and his own small goods were accumulating more and more, even so, he was never discouraged, and the hard work paid off, once I don't know where he got some very retro and very good quality small goods, he doubled the price several times for sale, and at the same time he gave away the small goods that he had not sold before to customers for free, and several years of experience allowed him to learn to observe words and colors and seize the opportunity, When the customer with the child he will give some children like small goods, the customer will feel that kill two birds with one stone, if the customer is a couple then he will give some girls like jewelry and the like, that time he earned thousands of yuan, that is the first pot of gold he earned in his life, at the same time he also absorbed more precious things than money, following the trend will only make himself more public more prosaic, with others do not have the characteristics of the characteristic, at the same time he also found that the butterfly effect brought by the quality is the long-term foundation of the business, This also laid the foundation for his future career.

Time flies, in a blink of an eye, Luo Xiangdong is already in his early 40s, at this time he is already a very wealthy businessman in S City, his Luo enterprises are all over S City, real estate, coal industry, steel, hotels, etc., as long as he makes money, he does it all, of course, he can do it so big is not his credit alone, the dragon and phoenix duo (Qin Long, Duan Feng) under his command can definitely bear half of the sky for him, about the origin of these two people is a later story.

After Luo Xiangdong learned that country M had brutally restarted the information of 'divine punishment' despite the opposition of the United Nations, he began to use various channels to try to obtain a lot of information about divine punishment. After judging the true power of Divine Punishment and judging the national conditions of Country M, Luo Xiangdong began to fidget, because in his opinion, the resumption of Divine Punishment by Country M this time was completely different from a few years ago, a few years ago, Country M was just for the purpose of deterring by force, deterring those small countries that intended to fall to the side of Country Z, and had no intention of actually starting a war, but this time it was not so simple, because of the adult growth of military spending, the current economy of Country M is just a virtual bubble, if it continues to be formed' If country M continues to increase the erosive printing of currency indefinitely, it will inevitably make the economic system of country M and its allies close to collapse, and this result will inevitably lead to the severance of diplomatic relations between country M and its allies, and then country M is very likely to become isolated from the world as if carrying dangerous goods, then the only way that country M can take at that time may be war, because the arrogance of hegemonism is used to it, and I am afraid that it will not bow its head.

Luo Xiangdong is analyzed from the worst point of view, in fact, it may be far from being like this, at least in recent years or even ten years, he has been safe and sound, but he can have today's glory is also relying on his precautionary power, so since he senses the danger, he will never sit still, Luo Xiangdong talked with Qin Long and Duan Feng for several days and finally drew up a perfect plan, but this time he had to visit a sworn enemy who has been inseparable for many years, a upright and unruly soldier, This person is none other than Li Quan.

As a soldier, Li Quan is strict and direct, so he can't get used to those cunning businessmen from the bottom of his heart, especially after that medical incident, he even has some disgust with Luo Xiangdong; And Luo Xiangdong is also more disgusted with Li Quan, a soldier with empty eyes, in his opinion, it looks like the stone in the pit is smelly and hard, so the two never interact, and they don't even bother to say hello when they meet occasionally. Speaking of it, it doesn't seem to be a holiday, but the hostility between men and men is much heavier on the inside than on the outside, so Luo Xiangdong must be cautious in this conversation, in his opinion, to deal with this stinky stone, you must defeat the enemy with one move, otherwise it will be useless to talk ten times or a hundred times in the future.

At 9 a.m. on September 15, 2040, there was a slightly hurried knock on the door of Li Quan's office. "Enter"

Li Quan: "Luo Xiangdong? ”

Luo Xiangdong: "It's good for Commander Li to come in, forgive Luo for coming uninvited." ”

Li Quan: "Businessmen rarely have time to patronize the barren land of the military region, I am a soldier and don't go around in circles, so let's talk about anything." ”

Luo Xiangdong put a check with a denomination of five million on the table: "I have long heard that Commander Li has a tough and bold style, and it is better to meet than to be famous, since you dare to ask Commander Li if he is interested in money?" ”

Li Quan: "If you're here to talk about money, then you can go." ”

Luo Xiangdong: "No... No... No... On the contrary, I have made a special trip today to talk with the commander about life. ”

Li Quan: "When talking about life, you should go to those philosophers, what philosophy will the soldiers know." ”

Luo Xiangdong: "They only know what to do when they live, but they don't know how to live, in other words, they only know how to live but don't know how to live, and everything is free to talk about without a way to live." ”

Li Quan seemed to sense something, but did not speak

Luo Xiangdong continued: "Presumably, the commander knows more about 'divine punishment' than I do. ”

Li Quan still did not speak

Luo Xiangdong picked up the check and tore it up while saying: "When I was young, I thought that as long as I had money, I could do anything, so I tried my best to make money, and it wasn't until a few months ago that I suddenly realized that one day no amount of money can save a dog's life, and I can't even buy a trace of comfort, so what's the point of keeping this money?" What's the use of making more money?"

Li Quan: "Hehe... Fortunately, I don't have any extra money, so I don't have to worry about people dying and not spending my money. ”

Luo Xiangdong: "The commander is really humorous, Luo admires the commander's determination, I will tear up the five million in front of you without even blinking an eye." ”

Li Quan: "With all due respect, everyone is equal in the face of war, not to mention nuclear weapons, besides, country M is currently only deterred by force, no fuss, take your waste paper and leave." ”

Luo Xiangdong: "Since you're here, what's the point of saying a few more words?" Please also ask Commander Li to be calm and not impatient. ”

Luo Xiangdong handed Li Quan a cigarette with both hands and lit it, and then said: "I am a businessman, so my thinking mode is a little different from yours, fifteen years old in the sea, at that time there was not much money and only dared to do some small business, because I was poor, so I would be careful no matter what I did, doing business is actually like a very risky gamble, when I invest in the project that I think is most likely to make money, the result is often unsatisfactory, and failure gradually changed my thinking mode, since then no matter what I choose to invest in." , will take out a small part of the money to invest in the most unprofitable project as insurance, and tried repeatedly, and then I began to boldly try to invest in projects that others are not very optimistic about, since then my business is booming, until today all the enterprises under Roche have to follow the "ambergris benefit" is the so-called its appearance is not good, but it is valuable, when nine out of ten people think that this thing is not feasible, then congratulations on your opportunity, as today M country throws out' Divine Punishment is a very dangerous sign when few people think that a nuclear war is possible in the future, and if they don't start preparing at this time, it will be too late for most people to change their minds. ”

Li Quan paused slightly: "War is a state affair, how can you and my generation have the final say, even if the war breaks out, as a soldier, you will die with all your might, why is the husband afraid of life and death." ”

Luo Xiangdong: "The commander's loyalty and righteousness Luo is ashamed, but in the face of nuclear war, you and I are like ants, even if we die ten thousand times, what can we do?" ”

Li Quan: "This... Is there something wrong? If the world is greedy for life and afraid of death, then who will defend the country? ”

Luo Xiangdong: "There's nothing wrong with it, but you have to see the situation clearly, if you die like an ant, how can you contribute to the country, the elites that the country has spent a lot of effort cultivating die like this, it's too much regret, how easy it is to die in the face of war, but have you ever thought about it?" Only by living can you continue to defend your country and your family, and you know the subsequent genetic mutation of 'divine punishment', and the real war may be after the nuclear explosion, you say? ”

Li Quan frowned, obviously he was taken aback by Luo Xiangdong's words, but he still said coldly: "Even so, so what, the war needs me, but does it need you?" ”

Luo Xiangdong: "That's right... That's why I made a special trip to visit you, I have money and people, you have power and power, if you and I cooperate, take the land in the western suburbs, and secretly build an underground military fortress there, if a nuclear war breaks out, we can make a way out, take a step back and say that the war has not broken out, you can also rebuild an underground hotel, why not do it when the time comes? ”

Li Quan: "Hehe... I have long heard that Mr. Luo has coveted the land in the western suburbs for a long time, just because the new mayor wants to plan a scenic area in the western suburbs. ”

Luo Xiangdong took out a check with a face value of 100 million and put it in front of Li Quan: "It is true that I invested in the development of hotels in the western suburbs, but it is even more true to prevent biological nuclear weapons, and it is my last move to find you, this move is to win or lose and decide life and death, this is 100 million, you must know that even if the hotel is built, you will only be afraid of more than ten years to earn this 100 million, not to mention that you have to divide it with fifty or fifty points, which is more important than you weigh it yourself, Luo Mou said goodbye first." ”

This brief conversation will completely change the fate of the two of them in the future, and it is no exaggeration to say that this conversation will even affect the future fate of the entire S City and all mankind. As fate is often the case, the causes of some major changes in human beings are often very inconspicuous at the beginning, it may be a chance encounter, or it may be just a casual little thing by a passerby that will completely turn the course of human history.